FameCrawler : hockey

NHL's Chris Kunitz Is A Daddy

Josh loposer — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Wednesday morning, Pittsburgh Penguin Chris Kunitz had a tough decision to make, hang out with his wife and newborn baby boy while they recover from the process of labor. Or, take the ice with the Penguins to kickoff the quarterfinals series against the Philadelphia Flyers.

“Leading up to it, I wasn’t sure [if I would play]. I just waited to see how my wife felt and to talk it over, make sure the baby was okay and all that kind of stuff.”

In true hockey player fashion, Chris took the ice to help his team win game one. Hopefully, his son Zachary James Kunitz won't be scarred for life over the deal. The fact that his wife would even let him consider playing in that night's game shows that she's got an extremely high level of understanding.

Assuming that Zachary will no doubt be immersed in the religion that is hockey from birth, I imagine he'll understand. If the Penguins had lost though, it would be a lot harder to live it down.

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Carolina Hurricanes' Tim Conboy Greets New Son

Karl Erikson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:36:00 GMT

And it's a wonderful boy for professional hockey player Tim Conboy and his wife Sheena. The defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes welcome a new son into the world on Thursday, April 3, all while the Hurricanes were slamming the New York Rangers 4-2.

Gunnar Price Conboy weighed 9 lbs, 2 oz.

Tim says, "I was going to try and make it to the game. We got to the hospital at 6 a.m. They took a look and thought maybe 2 o'clock and I might get to the game." But Gunnar was having no part of that plan.

"I was able to be there with her and witness the birth. It was a happy night for everybody."

Tim, 27, explains Gunnar's name. Both he and Sheena are Irish and Gunnar means "bold warrior. A little bit like I play, kind of."

Congratulations to Tim and Sheena.

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Rachel Hunter's Baby Wish

trix — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Rachel Hunter is 39 years old and desperate to give her new fiance a baby.

She's engaged to Jarret Stoll who is 13 years her junior. Woo hoo, she's robbing the cradle. Good Job! She might need to wear just a little less make-up though, do you agree?

She said that they are, " planning a small, intimate family wedding late 2009. I do love being a mother and I know that Jarret would be an incredible dad. We're both looking forward to when that time comes but we will be waiting until after the wedding."

Well, isn't that sweet, they're waiting until they get married to have babies.
Tee hee, j/k.

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San Jose Sharks' Dan Boyle Welcomes Daughter!

Karl Erikson — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Dan Boyle, hockey player for the San Jose Sharks, welcomed a baby daughter with his wife, Amber, on Tuesday. Eastin Sky Boyle weighed 6 lbs, 1 oz, and was 19-1/2 inches long.

Dan and Amber got married in June of this year. Dan, 32, has played for the Florida Panthers, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and just signed with the Sharks in July.

Congrats to Dan and Amber!

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Alexei Ponikarovsky and Wife Welcome Baby

Whit Honea — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:58:00 GMT

Alexei Ponikarovsky of the Toronto Maple Leafs and his wife Inna had kid number three, a son, on Sunday morning.

Ponikarovsky is from the Ukraine, which contrary to Kramer's claim, is not weak.

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of October 3rd

Whit Honea — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Matt Bryant Plays, Honors Son (Updated)

Duggars Reveal Sex Of Baby # 18

Bill Maher Calls Sarah Palin "A Bimbo"

Sarah Silverman Is Still Doing That Baby-Making Thing With Jimmy Kimmel.

Angelina's Post Baby Body Revealed- Photos

Travis Henry Arrested

Jim Carrey Says Jenny McCarthy's Son Taught Him a Deeper Love

Jenny McCarthy Hits Back At Amanda Peet On Vaccine Issue

Chris Rock: Sarah Palin's A Hockey-Mom Version Of Kim Kardashian

Justin Timberlake Proposes To Jessica Biel! Is She Pregnant?

Sarah Palin: Miss Alaska Pageant Video

Sarah Palin Disney Movie: Head of Skate

Whit Honea — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:11:00 GMT

Matt Damon got it started. He said something along the lines of Sarah Palin running for vice-president was like a bad Disney movie which made me love him a little bit less because everyone knows there is no such thing as a bad Disney movie (possible exceptions include anything with The Rock or direct-to-video).

The good people at CollegeHumor thought that Damon was on to something. One thing led to another and now Head of Skate is just an Iger nod from a November release.

Here is the trailer. I feel an Oscar.

Holy high-sticking, America!

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Calgary Flames Captain Jarome Iginla Talks Fatherhood

Sassy Smith — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:34:00 GMT

The Calgary Flames' captain, Jarome Iginla (Iggy as his many Calgary fans call him) and his wife Kara are now parents to three children - their newest edition, Joe, was born last month. Iginla says that looking forward to new baby's arrival helped speed up the hockey off-seaon.

Jarome told The Star Phoenix, "Yeah, we were looking forward to that the whole time. So summer was just flying, passing by till we got there."

Joe was named after Jarome (those close to the 31-year-old call him Joe), and baby joins older siblings, Jade 3, and Tij,2.

Iginla added, "Obviously, we're very blessed and it's been great. But also for hockey, it's been really good. It's one of those things you always hear about. As a player, you hear that it can help you take your mind away from it. I'm one of those players who can definitely see those benefits... and was sometimes thinking about hockey too much, or sometimes trying to get too intense or take it too serious.

"This helps balance things out and take a break away from the rink, away from theh game, which mentally, a lot of times, is good."

The pre-season starts September 23 with Calgary playing Florida Panthers and the regular season starts October 9, with Flames playing Vancouver Canucks. Go Iggy!

PS - That photo was taken by me a few months ago at the Flames Skills Competition.

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Palin's First Baby Daddy Levi Johnston to Attend Republican National Convention

Whit Honea — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:24:00 GMT

Poor Levi Johnston. All the kid wanted was to be held and now he's being paraded in front of Alaska and America, respectively, as the official mascot of teen sex (unfunded teen sex, of course). Actually, he's probably loving every minute of it. Teen boys work hard for reps like that.

His plans have changed quite a bit. Normally he'd spend a Wednesday night hanging around the motherland (Alaska) waiting for the mullet to fill in, but not tonight! Levi will be joining his pregnant girlfriend and her family on the big, fancy stage that is St. Paul, Minnesota (not to be confused with the big, fancy stage that is Minneapolis, Minnesota) . He will get to experience first hand the magic made when two bodies that love each other, in this case Alaska and America (hey, which country comes first?), join together for a night and just let their emotion get the best of them. If it wasn't so political it would almost be romantic.

Speaking of romantic, Levi's mother has been quoted as saying that the couple had planned on getting married prior to the pregnancy. Regarding the new addition Sherry Johnston said, "'This is just a bonus." An unfunded bonus. In the country of Alaska. That has Hallmark channel written all over it.

I wonder if they'll get David Brickner to officiate the ceremony. Now that would be a bonus.

All of that being what it is, the real reason I feel sorry for Levi and Bristol is that their 2 minutes in heaven is going to cause them years, maybe a lifetime, of unwanted attention- much of which can be directly attributed to Sarah Palin throwing them to the lions, and to a lesser extent the fact that they had sex. Tonight they'll be fed to the media and let's face it, they aren't as nice as I am.

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Bill Murray: Lost in Litigation

Whit Honea — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:04:00 GMT

You've probably heard that Bill Murray and his wife Jennifer are getting a divorce. This was breaking news when I started writing this post, and then I started watching a hockey game- it just ended. That was 5 days ago.

I figured I better get to it before the NBA Finals tip-off.

Everybody's favorite meatball is being accused by his wife of being abusive towards her and a plethora of vices- drugs, alcohol and sex. It's ugly.

The couple have four children, which makes it all the tougher. Hopefully Bill can sort out whatever issues he has soon. I'm ready for a Stripes 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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Kristi Yamaguchi Wins Dancing With The Stars

sweatpantsmom — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Kristi Yamaguchi was crowned the champion on Tuesday night's finale of Dancing With The Stars. Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater Yamaguchi was only the second woman to win the mirrored ball trophy; the first was soap star Kelly Monaco who won Dancing's first season.

"It's a huge honor," Kristi told OK! magazine after the show. "Obviously this is a gift from the fans. We danced our hearts out all season for the fans. It’s been the most amazing adventure and I can’t thank Mark enough for giving me this gift.”

But the mother of two girls, Keara 4, and Emma 2, with hockey player Bret Hedican says she's going to hang up her dancing shoes for now. “I just want to take a break and be with my family. I know my kids have been missing me a lot so we’ll just chill out for awhile.”

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Vancouver Canucks - Cutest Player Ever

Sassy Smith — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:37:00 GMT

She shoots, she scores - as the cutest Vancouver Canuck ever!

Ronja Sedin is the 2-year-old daughter of Canucks' left wing Daniel Sedin. Give the girl some duct tape and she can whip up a make-shift puck and slap that puppy around with her stick.

Vancouver didn't make it to the play-offs. Shucks. What can I say? I'm a Calgary fan. Go Flames!

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First Peek At Usher's Baby Boy!

In the Case of Pierre Lacroix, a Picture Really Does Say 1000 Words

Whit Honea — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:41:00 GMT

This picture is actually a couple of years old. It is from the night that Pierre Lacroix stepped down from the post of GM for the Colorado Avalanche. Yesterday he was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.

What does this have to do with anything? Did you see his grandson Max in the photo? How sweet is that? Grandparents love that stuff, and I'm pretty fond of it myself (but don't tell anyone, I have an image).

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Boston Bruin Alex Auld Welcomes Son

Whit Honea — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Alex Auld and his wife Mel have welcomed a new baby boy. Sam Alexander is the first child child for the couple.

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Pamela Anderson Hangin' Up Her Boobs

Sassy Smith — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:03:00 GMT

She's retiring. Soon. I guess. I thought that would mean she's packing those big guns away since, um, what else is she famous for? Oh right. Being a ~~tramp~~ magician's helper. And re-runs of Baywatch.

Pamela Anderson who performs with Hans Klok in The Beauty of Magic, in Las Vegas, says she's got five more years of show-biz in her. She tells USA Today, "I get offers to do movies and TV all the time. I say no to everything. Drives my agent crazy. But I'm lazy. I don't want to work. I want to be with my kids. So I just fly in from L.A., do a few days of shows and go back home." The magic show is due to end for good at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Dec. 8.

Anderson plans on coming back to Canada (oh great) in about five years. She says she's got some land and "it'll be time." For now however, she's busy with the magic show, helping with mathematics at her sons' school (can't quite imagine that) and she's also having sex every night with her latest husband, Rick Salomon. Says Anderson, "He knows about all my stuff, and I know all his stuff." Ah ya, we all know about all your stuff.

Happy retirement Pam, happy retirement.

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Kristi Yamaguchi on Dancing With the Stars?

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:54:00 GMT

Skater Kristi Yamaguchi may be taking her triple axel and turning it into a paso doble. The Olympic gold medalist is hinting that she may be a contestant on the next season of "Dancing With The Stars."

The one thing holding her back? Yamaguchi, mother to two daughters, Keara, 4 and Emma, 2, says that live audiences "really make me nervous" and that she has a fear of being judged. I guess being scored by a panel of international Olympic judges is no match for the ruthless, hard-assed crew on DWTS.

Sports Talk: Nick Schultz is in the Daddy Box

Whit Honea — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:03:00 GMT

Minnesota Wild defenseman Nick Schultz and his wife Jessica welcomed a new skater to the rink. Jake Douglas is the first child for the couple.

In other news, did you know that hockey has started? It has, right?

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Sports Talk: Pierre Turgeon Hasn't Seen Anything Yet

Whit Honea — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:02:00 GMT

After 19 years in the NHL, Pierre Turgeon is about to realize how soft professional hockey really is. He is retiring from playing hockey, most recently with Colorado, and going straight into coaching. He'll be coaching his daughter's under-16 team in the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association. Why does a jersey over my head and a stick to the ribs sound safer than being vastly outnumbered in a rink filled with teenage girls.

You're a brave man, Pierre.

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Wayne Gretzky At The ESPYs: There's A Joke Here Somewhere, But I Just Can't Find It

HerBadMother — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:10:00 GMT

Hey! Look! Wayne Gretzky is out with his family! Well, most of it, anyway; the daughter doesn't seem to be with them. She's probably off somewhere thanking the gods that she got her looks from her mother. Unless they traded her in for that little guy in front; he's a cutie, for sure.

Anyhoo. YAWN. So Wayne Gretzky sometimes drags his ass away from the hockey rink, so what? Unless somebody's got a picture of him and Janet working the slots at the casino, I'm really not all that interested. Yeah, that statement probably counts as treason in some Canadian provinces, but that doesn't really bother me. I turned in my passport when they gave Pamela Anderson a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. Actually, that's a lie: I turned in my passport when Canada built its Walk Of Fame and gave Rich Little and Anne Murray the first stars. It's not just a utopia of maple syrup and canoe sex and universal health care up here, people. We can be downright embarassing.